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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

It is the 28th and that means a new post for our group on SCS. This is post #2 for Challenge Your Stash!The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased. The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group by the 5th of the month and the card is due to be posted on the 28th. The challenges can be a color challenge or a sketch challenge or a technique challenge or a combination. Then, each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash! The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired. It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be. And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.Laura Jean posted our February challenge--Take Flight ~ Think things that Fly!

Here is the inside of my card:

If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards today. There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link here. We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is CYSFEB. You might see many cards there is you do a search.

I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducer have made! Thanks for stopping by today!

Friday, February 24, 2017

Here I am--back with another card kit. I received the kits in January and I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, the senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! This is the second of the two cards from kit #8, sent by Deb. Deb sent a fun kit with two different snowman images and some great sentiments. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Deb likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Deb!!! My first card from Deb's kit was posted yesterday, so be sure to check it out.Eight kits down--3 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December. I am not sure if I have enough days left in February to post all of my card creations, but I do plan to have them all done!

Thursday, February 23, 2017

It seems so odd to be posting cards with snow when we hit 70 degrees yesterday--in February--in Wisconsin!!!!! However strange that may be, I am back with another card kit. I received the kits in January and I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, they senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! This is one of the two cards from kit #7, sent by Deb. Deb sent a fun kit with two different snowman images and some great sentiments. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Deb likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Deb!!! My second card from Deb's kit will be posted tomorrow, so be sure to check it out.Eight kits down--3 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December. I am not sure if I have enough days left in February to post all of my card creations, but I do plan to have them all done!

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

I am back with another card kit. I received the kits in January and I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, they senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! This is second of my cards from kit #7, sent by Suzy. Suzy sent a fun kit with two different snowman images and some great sentiments. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Suzy likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Suzy!!! My first card from Suzy's kit was posted on Monday, so be sure to check it out.Seven kits down--4 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

This is my card for February's Monthly Challenge for the Creative Card Chicks. This group is a kind of mystery image swap, where we each get an image and additional items to complete the challenge each month. Carol is the hostess this month and sent everyone this hilarious image and matching "bum"!!! Carol said her February kit has her thinking of summer as she is sick of the old and snow! That is probably before the temperatures reached into the 60's this past week in the Midwest! But--it still is February! Carol included some colorful patterned papers and some cute embellishments for our card! She also sent a "wiggle" disk for us to use--and of course, the only place appropriate is on her bum! I love the way the card turned out and am thinking of who to send it to!

The Creative Card Chicks to post our cards between the 21st and 23rd of each month--so if you check the blogs on my sidebars today or in the next few days, you may see more of these wonderful creations! Many of our members also post their card in our SCS thread--so you might find more there. Sue is up for the March Challenge so please come back to see what image she has sent!

Here is the inside of my card.

This was a fun kit and I hope Carol and the other Creative Card Chicks like my card.

Monday, February 20, 2017

I am back with another card kit. I received the kits in January and I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, the senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! This is one of the two cards from kit #7, sent by Suzy. Suzy sent a fun kit with two different snowman images and some great sentiments. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Suzy likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Suzy!!! My second card from Suzy's kit will be posted on Wednesday, so be sure to check it out.Seven kits down--4 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December.

Saturday, February 18, 2017

The temperatures are to be in the 50's for the next few days, and that is a bit odd for February, in Wisconsin! However, I am showing you more of the card kits I received in January. I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, the senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! This is one of the two cards from kit #6, sent by Terry A. Terry sent a fun kit with two different sentiments and some great embossed snowflakes. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Terry likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Terry!!! My first card from Terry's kit was posted yesterday, so be sure to check it out.Six kits down--5 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December.

This card is for the monthly swap that Pam hosts on SCS. Each month we make 10 cards and include a matching envelope. They can be any theme for any month. All of the swappers are wonderful and I have received awesome cards each and every month. I made a card that can be used for many occasions--a thank you, thinking of you, hello, etc.Here is the inside of my card:

Friday, February 17, 2017

The temperatures are to be in the 50's for the next few days, and that is a bit odd for February, in Wisconsin! However, I am showing you more of the card kits I received in January. I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, the senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! Oh, and in case you have not made the connection if you are a frequent visitor to my blog, my wish list for the month of kits was Snow! Snowmen, snowflakes, snowing, and anything with that fluffy, white stuff. Not heavy--just fluffy!This is one of the two cards from kit #6, sent by Terry A. Terry sent a fun kit with two different sentiments and some great embossed snowflakes. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Terry likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Terry!!! My second card from Terry's kit will be posted tomorrow, so be sure to check it out.Six kits down--5 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

It is February 15th of the month and that means I am showing you a new Dueling Darlings card. For the February Challenge, Deb and Suzy decided on the theme--Valentines! Deb is one of the Darlings and I am a part of the Diva team, which Suzy is on! And--Suzy and Deb are sisters--more fun yet!

Suzy sent a cute Stampin' Up image along with some wonderful patterned papers and matching embellishments. She also included some punched and die cut hearts, so I had to use those too!

Here is the inside of my card:

I hope all of the Darlings enjoy my card this month. Please be sure to stop in to see what all of the Divas as well the Dazzlers have created this month.

There are a few members who do not have blogs: Suzy and Terry S who both are on the Diva team, and Terry A, Paola and Debby who are Dazzlers. You will be able to check out their creations in their SCS gallery, if you click on the link for their name. All of the others should be found on my left sidebar. I am sure you will enjoy all of the wonderful creations this month!

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Even though it is Valentine's Day, I am showing you more of the card kits I received in January. I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, the senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! Oh, and in case you have not made the connection if you are a frequent visitor to my blog, my wish list for the month of kits was Snow! Snowmen, snowflakes, snowing, and anything with that fluffy, white stuff. Not heavy--just fluffy!This is my second card is from kit #5, sent by Pansy. Pansy sent a fun kit with a many different images and a whole bunch of sentiments. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Pansy likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Pansy!!! My first card from Pansy's kit was posted yesterday, so be sure to check it out.Five kits down--6 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December.

Monday, February 13, 2017

We are now in the second week of February, and I am showing you more of the card kits I received in January. I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, the senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! Oh, and in case you have not made the connection if you are a frequent visitor to my blog, my wish list for the month of kits was Snow! Snowmen, snowflakes, snowing, and anything with that fluffy, white stuff. Not heavy--just fluffy!This is my card is from kit #5, sent by Pansy. Pansy sent a fun kit with a many different images and a whole bunch of sentiments. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Pansy likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Pansy!!! My second card from Pansy's kit will posted tomorrow, so be sure to check back.Five kits down--6 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December.

Sunday, February 12, 2017

We are now in the second week of February, and I am showing you two more of the card kits I received in January. I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, the senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! Oh, and in case you have not made the connection if you are a frequent visitor to my blog, my wish list for the month of kits was Snow! Snowmen, snowflakes, snowing, and anything with that fluffy, white stuff. Not heavy--just fluffy!This is my second card is from kit #4, sent by Terry S. Terry sent a fun kit with a few different images and a whole bunch of matching sentiments. Most of them made me laugh out loud. She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Terry likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Terry!!! My first card from Terry's kit was posted yesterday, so be sure you look back to see it--I know you will laugh out loud!!!Four kits down--7 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

We are now in the second week of February, and I am showing you two more of the card kits I received in January. I trying to get them all done in February. My goal for this card kit group this time around is to make two projects from every kit. Every person who sends me a kit includes quite a few images--and many times there are a couple of different images included in each kit. And, the senders are very generous in the papers and embellishments, so I can easily make two projects from each kit. Wish me Luck on both counts! Oh, and in case you have not made the connection if you are a frequent visitor to my blog, my wish list for the month of kits was Snow! Snowmen, snowflakes, snowing, and anything with that fluffy, white stuff. Not heavy--just fluffy!This is the first card is from kit #4, sent by Terry S. Terry sent a fun kit with a few different images and a whole bunch of matching sentiments. Most of them made me laugh out loud--as I am sure you did when you saw this card! She also included a bunch of great patterned papers and matching embellishments for me to use. I hope I did OK and that Terry likes my creations. Thanks Bunches for a great kit Terry!!! My second card will be posted tomorrow--please check back!Four kits down--7 to go! This group runs the entire year of 2017 and we have someone to send to every month, until December.

About Me

Barb

Welcome to my crafting blog. I do truly love card making and am happy to share some of my creations. In addition to blogging--I am found daily on SCS--Splitcoast Stampers. I am an active participant in the swap forum--as a hostess and a swapper! I am lucky to have met a few of these wonderful ladies in person and hope to meet more as time goes on. I am the BRAK--Birthday Random Acts of Kindness --Coordinator on SCS. I also Coordinate the Welcome RAK Newbie Committee.
I am a retired teacher and was also an Athletic Director for the last 17 years. I am still active in the state association--WADA as well as the National association--NIAAA.
Thanks for stopping by my Blog!